On October 25, 2017, the Hedge Fund Industry Practice Team hosted an event at the New York Yacht Club titled "Chair Clayton's Impact at the SEC." Hedge fund professionals, including general counsels, hedge fund principals and...more
Welcome to the 2017 Mid-Year Report from the BakerHostetler Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Practice Team.
The purpose of this report is to provide a periodic survey – in addition to our Practice Team...more
7/31/2017
/ Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Hedge Funds ,
Insider Trading ,
Internal Reporting ,
Investment Adviser ,
Kokesh v SEC ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
SLUSA ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
Welcome to the 2016 Year-End Report from the BakerHostetler Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Practice Team.
The purpose of this Report is to provide a periodic survey, apart from our team Executive...more
2/1/2017
/ Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Futures ,
Hedge Funds ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
SLUSA ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
Welcome to the 2015 Year-End Report from the BakerHostetler Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Practice Team. The purpose is to provide a periodic survey, apart from our team Executive Alerts, on matters we...more
2/25/2016
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Halliburton v Erica P. John Fund ,
Hedge Funds ,
Insider Trading ,
Libor ,
RMBS ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
US v Newman ,
US v Salman ,
Whistleblowers
Earlier this week, the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its 2016 examination priorities. These priorities are of particular...more
Welcome to the 2015 Mid-Year Report from the BakerHostetler Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Practice Team. The purpose is to provide a periodic survey, apart from our team Executive Alerts, on matters we...more
8/5/2015
/ 401k ,
Administrative Procedure Act ,
Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Duty to Monitor ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Statements ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Form 10-Q ,
Futures ,
Hedge Funds ,
Insider Trading ,
Interest Rates ,
Investment Adviser ,
KBR (formerly Kellogg Brown & Root) ,
Libor ,
Loss Causation ,
Merrill Lynch ,
Omnicare v Laborers District Council ,
OMWI ,
Pensions ,
Perez v Mortage Bankers Assoc ,
Popular ,
Registration Statement ,
Regulation SHO ,
RICO ,
RMBS ,
Scienter ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Litigation ,
SLUSA ,
Stocks ,
Tibble v Edison Int ,
Tippees ,
UK ,
US v Newman ,
Whistleblowers
In This Issue:
- I. Supreme Court Cases Review
- II. Securities Law Cases
- III. Insider Trading Cases
- IV. Settlements
- V. Investment Adviser and Hedge Fund Cases
- VI. CFTC Cases and...more
2/10/2015
/ CFTC ,
Compliance ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Institutions ,
Hedge Funds ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tolling
In a closely followed appeal, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on December 10, 2014, delivered an important decision in United States v. Newman by vacating the insider trading convictions of two...more
Welcome to the 2014 Mid-Year Report from the BakerHostetler Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Practice Team. Its purpose is to provide a periodic survey, apart from our team Executive Alerts, on matters we...more
7/31/2014
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FIfth Third Bancorp v Dudenhoeffer ,
Financial Institutions ,
Futures ,
Halliburton v Erica P. John Fund ,
Hedge Funds ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Funds ,
Municipal Securities Issuers ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Risk Alert ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement ,
Stock Drop Litigation ,
Whistleblower Awards
Table of Contents -
I. Supreme Court Case Review (October 2012 Term)
II. Rule 10b-5 Cases
III. Investment Adviser and Hedge Fund Cases
IV. Settlements
V. Commodities and Futures Litigation and...more
7/31/2013
/ Amgen Inc. v Connecticut Retirement Plans ,
Comcast ,
Commodities ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Gabelli v SEC ,
Hedge Funds ,
Investment Adviser ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation